| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| anomalous |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |