| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |