| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |