| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |