| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| prospectus |
a written description or summary of a proposed project. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |