privy
(adjective) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
veneer
(noun) anything that makes something look more elegant or attractive than it is
dour
(adjective) relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance
magnamity
(noun) the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity
du jour
(adjective) French for "of the day," used for saying that something or someone is very popular or fashionable at a particular time
dilettante
(noun) a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge
Alhamdulillah
(noun or interjection) Arabic phrase meaning "All praise is due to God (Allah)"
cynical
(adjective) believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
freighted
(verb) be laden or burdened with
spectre
(noun) a ghost
Faustian trade-off
(noun) A Faustian tradeoff (or Faustian bargain) is a metaphor for a dangerous or self-destructive agreement in which a person trades something of supreme moral or spiritual importance for some immediate worldly or material benefit
misanthropy
(noun) a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
eerie
(adjective) strange and frightening
hubris
(noun) excessive pride or self-confidence
inertia
(noun) a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
brigadier
(noun) a rank of officer in the British army, above colonel and below major general
zealot
(noun) a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals
provincial
(adjective) of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country; metahorically, unsophisticated or narrow-minded
invective
(noun) insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
djinn
(noun) supernatural beings made of smokeless fire from Islamic and Arabic mythology
