| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| aftermath |
the result or consequence of an event. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, especially without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| incognito |
in disguise; under a false identity. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |