| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| hone |
to make more effective or adept; perfect. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |