| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |