| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |