| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |