| 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. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |