| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |