| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| 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. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| paraphernalia |
(used with a singular or plural verb) furnishings or equipment, especially that used in a particular job or activity. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |