| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |