| acme |
the highest point, as of attainment; pinnacle. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |