| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| 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. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |