| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |