| allusive |
abounding in or characterized by indirect references to culture, history, or other works of art, which are to be recognized or understood by the audience. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| misdeed |
an unacceptable, evil, or illegal act. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |