| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| rejuvenate |
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth to. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |