| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| amiable |
having or showing a friendly manner. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |