| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |