| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |