| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| exchangeable |
capable of being interchanged with or given in return for another. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| wan |
very pale. |