| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |