| 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. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |