| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |