| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| pristine |
pure, fresh, or clean as new; unspoiled or unsullied. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |