| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |