arabesque
Decorative design element of intertwining lines which derives its name from originally being featured in Arabic or Moorish ornamentation.
prostrate
Lying flat and face down.
ablutions
Ritual act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers.
compensated
Paid for services rendered or goods supplied.
viable
Determined to be possible or workable.
provisionally
Temporarily or if certain conditions are met.
reiterate
A retelling, a recapping or a rehashing.
haughty
Projecting an air of superiority and arrogance with a condescension toward helping others.
emulsion
A dispersion of one liquid substance into another.
corporeal
Having the quality of being tangible and real.
supplication
An earnest, humbling begging.
expurgate
To censor objectionable or offensive material.
morass
Literally a boggy piece of land, figuratively, a situation in which one is overwhelmed and bogged down.
progeny
Offspring, children; what one produces and brings into the world.
tedium
Intense and unrelenting boredom and monotony.
clairvoyance
The alleged ability to foretell the future.
reductive
A simplistic manner of approaching or treating a complex problem.
calamity
A catastrophic occurence.
nihilists
Those who are intensely skeptical of finding any solutions to real problems.
obsequious
Sycophantic, fawning and submissive.
stalwart
Loyal and steadfast.
dispensation
An exemption from regulations, rules and the normal order of things.
petulant
Sulky and insolent in a childish and immature way.
ancillary
A subordinate supplement to what already exists.
pristine
In a state of absolute perfection; pure and untainted.
vociferously
Loudly and enthusiastically.
