| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |