| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| 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. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |