| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |