| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |