| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |