| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |