| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |