| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| affluence |
material wealth. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |