| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| predilection |
an inclination to favor something; partiality or preference. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |