| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |