| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |