| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |