in medias res
in or into the middle of a sequence of events, as in literary narrative
materialist
doctrine that physical matter is only reality and everything will be explained in terms of matter
propaganda
material disseminated by advocates or opponents of a doctrine of cause
expurgate
to remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene or objectionable material from (a book etc.) before publication
puerile
immature, especially in being silly or trivial, childish
piqued
state of vexation because of a slight, feeling wounded pride, to provoke
coterie
a small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently
innocuous
having no adverse effect, harmless
concomitants
something that accompanies or is collaterally connected
redolent
suggestive, reminiscent
acquiesce
to consent or comply passively or without protest
roister
behave in blustering manner, swagger
eradicate
to get rid of; eliminate
vainglory
excessive or unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities, vain
determinate
precisely limited or defined
philology
literary study or classical scholarship
complacency
feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction
scruples
uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action
unmitigated
not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity, unrelieved
tete-a-tete
private conversations between two people, privacy
hedonist
doctrine that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good
debauchee
a person who habitually indulges in debauchery or dissipation; a libertine, excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
endemic
prevalent in particular locality, region, or population
nominal
existing in name only
prostration
total exhaustion or weakness, collapse