| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |