| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |