| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |