| analogous |
similar or corresponding in some particular manner. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |