| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| rampant |
unrestrained or uncontrollable; unbridled. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |