bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |