| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |