cachet |
prestige. |
caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |