| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |