| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |