| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| effervescence |
high spirits; excitement; liveliness. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| pittance |
a contemptibly small portion, amount, or payment. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| repugnance |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |