| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |