| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| comradeship |
friendship based on shared or group activities or interests. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |