| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| opportune |
favorable or suitable, especially in relation to time. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |