| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| 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. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |