| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |