| allusive |
abounding in or characterized by indirect references to culture, history, or other works of art, which are to be recognized or understood by the audience. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| perennial |
lasting throughout the year or for many years. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| regale |
to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |