| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |