| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |