| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |