| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |