hauteur \haw-TUR; (h)oh-\ (noun) - Haughty manner, spirit, or bearing; haughtiness; arrogance.

"My silence, I hoped, would be taken as expressive of the hauteur of a man who was above it all -- a man with a mission, in ...Read More

sybarite \SIB-uh-ryt\ (noun) - A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

"And when the final blessing of a perfect French cook appeared to make our domestic picture complete, we became utter sybarites, frank worshippers of...Read More

trammel \TRAM-uhl\ (noun) - 1 : A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc. 2 : A kind of shackle used for making a horse amble. 3 : Something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle. 4 : An iron ...Read More

capacious \kuh-PAY-shuhs\ (adjective) - Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.

"Reuben was astonished. He'd had a friend in high school who could stuff his own fist all the way into his mouth. But Ponter's mouth went back...Read More

presage \PRES-ij; pri-SEYJ\ (noun) - 1 : An indication or warning of a future event; an omen. 2 : A feeling or intuition of what the future holds. 3 : Prophetic significance. 4 : [Archaic] A prediction; a prognostication. ...Read More

ablution \uh-BLOO-shun\ (noun) - 1 : The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it (as in a religious rite). 2 : The water used in cleansing.

"He went straight to the loo to ...Read More