| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| impeccable |
flawless or blameless; perfect. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |