| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |