| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |