benign |
causing little or no harm. |
bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |