| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| paradox |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more". |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |