| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |