| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |