| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |