| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |