| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| forestall |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |