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WW 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Augment | to increase in size,amount,or degree |
| Benign | kind,gracious;gentle/favorable,not threatening |
| Connoisseur | a person with extensive knowledge,especially of the fine arts as a person of refined taste |
| Discern | to detect with the eyes to understand or comprehend. to add fictitious details to |
| Execute | to carry out.to perform,to create,as a work of art,to put to death as a legal penalty |
| Exemplify | to illustrate by being an example of |
| Hallowed | greatly respected;holy;sacred |
| Impersonate | to assume the character or appearance of;to mimic |
| Malevolent | showing ill will or hatred;producing harm or evil |
| Ornate | heavily and elaborately decorated |
| Pastoral | having to do with shepherds and herders. relating to country life,and often presented as charmingly simple |
| Precarious | not safe or secure,dangerously uncertain |
| Renown | fame;honor |
| Grotesque | so distorted or strange to appear as bizarre or comical |