| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |