| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |