| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| qualm |
a feeling of guilt or doubt. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |