| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| 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. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |