| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| anomaly |
an act or instance of differing from the usual pattern, form, or type; peculiarity; abnormality. |
| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| disgruntle |
to make irritably dissatisfied or discontent. |
| emit |
to send out or give off. |
| enroll |
to enlist or sign up officially. |
| envious |
showing or feeling desire for what another has. |
| flux |
a state of continuous change or movement. |
| hearty |
full of warmth and enthusiasm; friendly. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| reverie |
a state of daydreaming, reminiscing, or musing. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |