| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| stupefy |
to astound or bedazzle. |