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Apperant; seeming, professed:
His ostensible reason to donate was for the charity, but his real goal was publicity. |
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| To give way; submit; yield |
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| A literary work which vices and follies are held up to ridicule |
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| Any visionary scheme or system for an ideally perfect society |
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| A story in which people and happenings have a symbolic meaning which are used to teach ideas or moral principles. |
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| To deceive the mind or judgement |
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| Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression |
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| A person who holds controversial opinions |
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| Serving to promote one's interest |
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| Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause |
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| Breaking with convention or tradition |
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| Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
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| To settle oneself comfortably |
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| Characterized by or suggestive of doing good |
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| Negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness |
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| Offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable |
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| Full of animation and spirit; lively |
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| Lack of interest or concern; indifference |
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| Of special importance or significance; exceptional |
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| Difficult to manage, control or subdue |
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| Having hidden meaning; mystifying |
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| Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued; tireless |
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| A short formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct |
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| To write, print, carve, or ingrave (words or letters on or in a surface |
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| To be raised or brought up with; to become accustomed to |
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| Easily managed or controlled; governable |
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| A prediction of the future |
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| Marked by shame or disgrace |
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| To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm |
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| Being such that understanding or comprehension is difficult or impossible; incomphrehensible |
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| To consider carefully at length; meditate on or ponder |
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| To get by special effort; obtain or acquire |
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| Resisting control; difficult to control |
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