| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |