| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |