| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |