| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than flawless performance from herself or himself. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |