| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |