| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |