| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |