| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |