| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| query |
a question. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |