| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |