Abstracted

Removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind

 Aesthetic

Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art.

Bestial

Brutal without reason,

having the attributes of a savage.

Blanch

To take the color out of, to bleach, to make white.

Cacophonous

Harsh sounding, having dissonance

Censorious

Critical

Centrifuge

An apparatus used for separating

material by the used of centrifugal force.

Certitudes

Things that are inevitable or certain, certainties

Contempt

Scorn, extreme dislike or disdain

Desolate

Deserted, without inhabitants, barren

Dictum

 An authoritative statement, decree

Din

Loud and discordant noises, cacophony

Feint

A false appearance,

a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow.

Flourish

 To thrive, to grow well

Fold

 A group bound together by common beliefs;

fenced enclosure for sheep.

 Incessant

 Uninterrupted

 Insidious

 Treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way.

 Luxuriant

 Abundant in growth, very fertile

Melancholy

Depression of spirits

 Metaphorically

 Compared nonliterally

Mural

A painting on a wall or ceiling

Oblivion

State of being forgotten

Obscure

Difficult to see, vague

Odious

Deserving hate or contempt

Parry

To deflect or ward off a blow

Pedantry

Act of showing off learning in a manner

that is needless and unimaginative.

Perfunctory

Acting routinely with little interest or care

 Perpetuate

 To prolong the existence of something

Phoenix

Person of unmatched beauty;

something rising from apparent destruction.

Prattle

Meaningless sounds, babble

 Proclivity

Inclination, tendency

Profuse

 Extravagantly abundant, flowing freely

Pulverize

To reduce to small pieces, to demolish

 Ravenous

Urgently eager for food;

craving satisfaction or gratification

Rend

To tear violently, to split

Saccharine

Overly sweet attitude

Scythe

An instrument for cutting or mowing

Serene

Calm, placid

Stagnant

 Not flowing, foul from not moving

Stoke

To stir up, to amply feed

Stolid

 Showing little emotion

 Stratum

A horizontal layer

Tactile

 Perceptible by touch; capable of being felt