| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| inglorious |
bringing shame or disgrace; shameful; dishonorable. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |