Investiture

noun: ceremony conferring authority

At Napoleon's investiture; he grabbed the crown from the Pope's hands and placed it on his head himself.

Synonyms: inaugural; inauguration; induction; initiation; installation

Peregrinate

verb:to wander from place to place; to travel; especially on foot

Slivani enjoyed peregrinating the expansive grounds of Central Park.

Synonyms: journey, transverse, trek

Dissemble

verb:to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

The villain could dissemble to the police no longer - he admitted the deed and tore up the floor to reveal the stash of stolen money.

Synonyms: act; affect; assume; camouflage; cloak; counterfeit; cover up; disguise; dissimulate; fake; feign; mask; masquerade; pose; pretend; put on; sham

Puerile

adj: childish, immature, or silly

Olivia's boyfriend's puerile antics are really annoying; sometimes he acts like a five-year-old!

Synonyms: infantile, jejune, juvenile

Licentious

adj: immoral; unrestrained by society

Religious citizens were outraged by the licentious exploits of the free-spirited artists living in town.

Synonyms: lewd; wanton

Apocryphal

adj: of questionable authority or authenticity

There is no hard or authoritative evidence to support the apocryphal tales that link the Roswell, New Mexico, incident to a downed UFO.

Synonyms: disputed, doubtful, fictitious. fraudulent

Deference

noun:respect; courtesy

The respectful young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost deference.

Synonyms: courtesy; homage; honor; obeisance; respect; reverence; veneration