| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |