| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. |