| candid |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright. |
| composure |
calmness in thinking or acting; self-control. |
| counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that makes someone or something different. |
| genre |
a category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content. |
| knoll |
a small rounded rise of land; hill. |
| leery |
suspicious or mistrustful; wary (usually followed by "of"). |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| plague |
a deadly disease, sudden invasion of harmful insects, or any terrible thing that harms many people. |
| principle |
a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based. |
| publicity |
information given out through the media that gets the attention of the public. |
| refine |
to make pure or fine. |
| sovereign |
having independent government. |
| toxic |
acting as or like a poison; injurious or deadly. |