| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |