| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| crony |
a close friend or ally (often used pejoratively). |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| wan |
very pale. |