| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |