| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |