| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| paraphernalia |
(used with a singular or plural verb) furnishings or equipment, especially that used in a particular job or activity. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| prospectus |
a written description or summary of a proposed project. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |