| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |