| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |