| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |