| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| anomalous |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |