| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| quizzical |
expressing doubt, confusion, or questioning; puzzled. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |