| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |