| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| servitude |
bondage or slavery. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |