| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |