| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| inclusive |
comprising or covering a great deal; comprehensive. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |