| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |