| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |