| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| superfluous |
being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |