| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |