| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |