| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |