| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| quibble |
an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |