| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |