| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |