| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |