| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |