| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |