| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |