| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| connotation |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |