| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |