| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |