| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |