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| a man engaged to be married; a man to whom a woman is engaged |
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| Benevolent, honorable behavior considered to be the responsibility of persons of high birth or rank |
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| 1.Without instrumental accompaniment. 2. Originally in ref. to older church music (pre-1600) which was written for unaccompanied voices; applied 20c. to unaccompanied vocal music generally. |
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| 1. Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. 2. a statement containing an illogical conclusion. |
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| 1. a regional form of language, esp. of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language. 2. a rural or provincial form of speech. 3. jargon; cant; argot |
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| 1. mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance. 2. a musical medley. 3. a collection of miscellaneous literary extracts. 4. any mixture, esp. of unrelated objects, subjects, etc.. |
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| 1.the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette 2. no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded |
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| 1. a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced. 2. a stipulation or condition. |
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| 1. one who hates marriage |
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| 1. a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. 2. an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize. 3. a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity. 4. a person who admires something; devotee; fan |
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| 1. one thing in return for another. 2. something that is given or taken in return for something else; substitute. |
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| In one group or body; all together. |
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| face to face: 3. a carriage in which opposites sit face to face. |
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| an evening party or social gathering. |
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| 1. A sea monster, any huge marine animal, as the whale. 2. Anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship. |
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| 1. the principle dish of a meal 2. the most noteworthy feature, aspect, event, etc., of a series or group. . |
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| 1. Gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. 2. Of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, especially its grimmer or uglier aspect. 3. of or suggestive of the allegorical dance of death. |
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| 1. a member of the middle class; ex: a shopkeeper. As an adj., it means characteristic of the middle class |
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| tending to vanish like vapor; fading away; tending to pass away or become imperceptible |
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| 1. a short, descriptive literary sketch; a short scene or incident, as from a movie. 2. a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. 3. an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border. 4. a decorative design representing branches, leaves, grapes, or the like, as in a manuscript. 5. any small, pleasing picture or view. . |
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| passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre. |
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| agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart. |
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| Without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy |
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| something that cannot be adequately described or expressed; ineffable. |
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| The sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence. |
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| 1. At an appropriate time; pertinent, opportune: apropos remarks 2. By the way; incidentally. 3. As a preposition, it means “with regard to” or “concerning |
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| a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality |
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| being an example of excellence; superior; preeminent: a chef par excellence.. adj. being the best or truest of a kind; quintessential; adv. To the degree of excellence |
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| the existing state or condition. |
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| 1. carefree idleness 2. pleasing inactivity. |
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| a subtle difference or distinction in meaning, expression, or response. |
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| surrounding atmosphere; the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu; that which surrounds or encompasses |
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| A fixed idea; an obsession. |
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| 1. Things that are remarkable and worthy of remembrance. 2. Things that stir recollection or are valued or collected for their association with a particular field or interest |
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| confidentially; secretly; privately; confidential; secret; private. |
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| the ability to say or do the right and graceful thing, seemingly with ease. |
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| a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion. |
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| 1. the quality or state of being impressive or awesome; lofty or elevated in conception or treatment. 3. exalted in some deliberate way. |
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| 1. indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures. |
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| in a low, soft voice so as not to be overheard. In soft tones, so as not to be overheard; in an undertone |
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| a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food. an appetizer, as a relish or more elaborate preparation, served before or as the first course of a meal |
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| Occurring or done after death. Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body |
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| a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity; an exceptional a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity; achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius. |
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| leading woman soloist in an opera company; a vain and temperamental person; temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience. |
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| 1. Resembling or having a likeness to something: quasi success, quasi contract; to some degree; 2. (with a hyphen) a combining form meaning “resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of,” used in the formation of compound word |
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