| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |