| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |