| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |