| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| relinquish |
to surrender, release, or let go of; give up. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| sequel |
what follows afterwards, such as the next event in a series, especially as it arises from previous events. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |