| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |