| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |