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