| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |