| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| 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. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |