1. retract2. obsession3. photosphere4. necrosis5. deviation6. smelting7. devoid8. sociability9. smelt 10. aesthetic11. didactic

a. the quality or state of being sociableb. pleasing in appearancec. designed or intended to teachd. emptye. small bony fishesf. noticeable or marked departure from accepted norms of behaviorg. a sphere of light or radiance h. to draw back i. a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable ideaj. localized death of living tissuek. to melt or fuse

didacticPronunciation: \dī-ˈdak-tik, də-\ Function: adjective Etymology: Greek didaktikos, from didaskein to teach Date: 1658 1 a: designed or intended to teach b: intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment <didactic poetry>2: making moral observations

My literature text is a didactic collection of short prose and poetry.

aestheticPronunciation: es·thet·ic \es-ˈthe-tik, Function: adjective Etymology: German ästhetisch, from New Latin aestheticus, from Greek aisthētikos of sense perception, Date: 1798 1 a: of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful <aesthetic theories> b: artistic <a work of aesthetic value> c: pleasing in appearance : attractive

Jackson Pollock

sociability

Pronunciation: \ˌsō-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural so·cia·bil·i·ties

Date: 15th century

1: the quality or state of being sociable; also 2: the act or an instance of being sociable

devoid

Pronunciation: \di-ˈvoid\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, past participle of devoiden to dispel, from Anglo-French *desvoider, from des- dis- + voider to empty — more at void Date: 15th century

1: being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment <an argument devoid of sense> <a landscape devoid of life>

smelt

Pronunciation: \ˈsmelt\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural smelts or smelt

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Norwegian smelte whiting Date: before 12th century

1: any of a family of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts 2: to melt or fuse

smelting

Function: verb

Etymology: Dutch or Low German smelten; akin to Old High German smelzan to melt, Old English meltan — more at melt

Date: 1543

1 : to melt or fuse (as ore) often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate the metal 2 : refine , reduce

necrosis

Pronunciation: \nə-ˈkrō-səs, ne-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekrōsis, from nekroun to make dead, from nekros dead body Date: 1665

1: localized death of living tissue

photosphere

Pronunciation: \ˈfō-tə-ˌsfir\

Function: noun

Date: 1664

1 : a sphere of light or radiance 2 : the luminous surface layer of the sun or a star

obsession

Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-shən, əb-\

Function: noun Date: 1680

1: a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; 2: compelling motivation <an obsession with…>

retract

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈtrakt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere — more at retreat Date: 15th century

1: to draw back or in <cats retract their claws> 2 a: take back, withdraw <retract a confession> b: disavow 1: to draw or pull back 2: to recant or disavow something

deviation

Pronunciation: \ˌdē-vē-ˈā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1: noticeable or marked departure from accepted norms of behavior