| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| secretive |
tending to secrecy. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |