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artifact
an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
artifice
craftiness; trickery; cleverness; skill
artless
without deceit or cunning; natural; simple; crude; ignorant; uncultured
artisan
a skilled craftsperson
ode
a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet
parody
a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music
rhapsody
speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
incantation
the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell
recant
to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known
depict
to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture; to describe; to picture in words
pictograph
a picture or drawing representing words or ideas
accrue
to come as a natural increase or advantage
crescendo
a gradual increase in sound often referring to music
excrescence
abnormal growth or outgrowth
beneficence
doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
efficacious
effective as a means or remedy
facile
acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent
facsimile
an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.
faction
a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government; conflict within an organization or nation
mollify
to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
context
the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning; the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
pretext
a false reason put forward to conceal the true one