Chapters 1-5
Steerable self propelled aircraft
Dirigible
a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
smattering
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
surreptitious
an asset of special worth or utility
forte
a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
Pundit
Strongly positive advertising
Tout
provoke as by constant criticism
Goad
the act of killing someone painlessly
euthanasia
only partly in existence
incipient
a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
deity
a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Typhoon
greatly annoyed
exasperated
the study of improving qualities by selective breeding
eugenics
a positive motivational influence
Incentive
to cause to separate and go in different directions
Dissipate
respiratory disease characterized by lung inflammation
pneumonia
a noisy riotous fight
melee
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
discrepancy
an unusually gifted or intelligent person
Prodigy
next to the last
penultimate
Strong evidence of something
Testament
resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence
avuncular
offensively bold
cheeky
disposed to venture or take risks
audacious
the group following and attending to some important person
Entourage