| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |