| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| tenure |
the period of holding or possessing something. |