| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |