| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |