| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |