eviscerated
To disembowel.
obelisk
Pillar characterized by square or rectangular cross-section and pyramid-shaped top.
skittish
Jittery and nervous; anxious and timid.
austere
Sterile, plain and stripped to bare essentials.
distilled
Boiled down to remove impurities.
banter
Light, fluffy, in consequential repartee between two or more parties.
hanger steak
A cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of cattle.
imperious
A consistent display of superiority mixed with an expectation of being deserving of special treatment; Trump-like.
galvanized
Decided, determined and set to accomplish a goal.
dupe
A patsy in a con game; to conduct a con game against the patsy.
terroir
The particularities of taste and flavor imparted to wine by the environmental elements in which is was produced.
frizzle
The sizzling sound that is made when frying food.
evanesce
To pass out of memory.
cleave
Slice or chopped in half.
debutante
An antiquated notion of a young, unmarried upper class woman being officially "presented" into society.
Côte de Beaune
Region in France that is home to the most esteemed makers of burgundy wine.
spectral
Ghostlike; an apparition.
Mise-en-place
Everything in its rightful place.
oblique
Inclined at any other angle than a right angle; ambiguous; indirect.
ubiquitous
Everywhere at once.
