| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |