| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |