| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |