| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |