| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |