| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |