| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |