| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |