aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
omnipotent |
possessing infinite power; all-powerful. |
patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |