| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| outmoded |
no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |