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sectarian
narrowly confined to a particular group
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peregrination
travel by walking
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accoutrement
an accessory item of dress or equipment
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contrive
to plan cleverly
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platitude
an obvious remark
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venerate
to respect or revere
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scullion
a servant for menial tasks
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antediluvian
extremely old
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haughty
condescendingly proud
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sanctimonious
showing false piety or righteousness
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imbroglio
a difficult and embarrassing situation
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nexus
n. a link, tie, or bond
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coeval
adj. of the same time period
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dilatory
adj. tending to delay or procrastinate
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convoluted
adj. complicated
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entreat
v. to earnestly request or petition
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anecdote
n. a short account of an incident
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incumbent
adj. obligatory
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churlsih
adj. boorish or vulgar
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promulgate
v. to announce
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staid
adj. showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety
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livid
adj. extremely angry
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Pander
to exploit weaknesses of others
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Aleatory
dependent on luck or chance
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Asperity
roughness or harshness
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Unimpeachable
Unquestionable
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Inveigh
to disapprove angrily
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Lionize
to assign great social importance to
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Vitiate
to corrupt morally
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Recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant
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Exegesis
an explanation of a text
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Ameliorate
to make better
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Profligate
wasteful and immoral
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provocative
tending to excite or stimulate
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bumpkin
an unsophisticated, awkward person
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toady
a person who flatters for personal gain
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culpable
deserving blame or condemnation
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orotund
full and rich in sound (in speech)
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blithe
carefree and lighthearted
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soporific
tending to induce sleep
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recrimination
a counteraccusation
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indecorous
lacking good taste
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corroborate
to strengthen by adding evidence
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majordomo
a chief butler or assistant
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untenable
impossible to defend or justify
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perambulate
to walk about
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veneer
a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
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perquisite
a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
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polemical
relating to controversy or argument
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tacit
indicated but not expressed
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circumlocution
unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
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depredate
to plunder and pillage
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canard
a deliberately misleading story
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etymology
the history of a word
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cortege
a group of attendants
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solecism
a deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds
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demotic
relating to ordinary people
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simian
related to or resembling an ape or monkey
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impresario
an entertainment producer or manager
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bulwark
a defensive wall or embankment
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malaise
vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness
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crescendo
a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume
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intransigent
uncompromising
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dogged
unrelenting; persistent
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