| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |