| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |