| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| paragon |
a model of excellence or of a particular admirable quality. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |