| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |