| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| filch |
to steal (usually something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| incognito |
in disguise; under a false identity. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |