| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing. |
| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |