| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |