| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |