| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| perceptual |
of, relating to, or involving perception. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| wan |
very pale. |