| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |