| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| opulent |
having or displaying wealth and luxury. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |