| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| 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. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |