| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| decadent |
tending to indulge in sensual pleasures; hedonistic. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |