| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |