| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |
| untainted |
not contaminated or polluted. |
| uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |