| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |