| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |