| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| raconteur |
one who is talented in storytelling. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |