| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |