| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |