| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |