| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |