| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| meticulous |
very careful or precise. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |