| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |