| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| quibble |
an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |