| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |