| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |