| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |