| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |