| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| punctilious |
strictly adhering to etiquette or formalities. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |