| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| impiety |
lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |