agility dexterity, nimbleness The gymnast's @ helped her score well on the bars.
apathy lack of interest or concern If the man had cared, his @ might have worried him.
benediction an invocation of a blessing The priest gave a @ before leaving.
catalyst a substance or person which causes a reaction in others His unkind words were the @ which made her leave.
corollary something that naturally follows Loss of revenue is the natural @ of higher taxes.
disapprobation disapproval; condemnation The @ of the crowds did not restrain the parliament.
equanimity evenness of mind or temper His @ could not be shaken by external events.
gradient the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent The car could not climb the steep @.
idiom an expression peculiar to a language Often particular @s are untranslatable between languages.
jaundice yellow pigmentation of the skin The baby's @ was a concern for his parents.
liturgy a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship The @ of St. Basil is still in use today.
missal a book that contains all that is said or sung at Mass during the entire year The girl received a red @ as a First Communion gift.
obstinacy the quality of being stubborn The @ of the flood victims eventually saved their homes.
paucity smallness of number or quantity The @ of the crops bankrupted the farmers.
pulchritude beauty; grace; physical charm Her female @ overwhelmed him.
relevance fittingness or suitability; the quality of being pertinent or applicable Students often question the @ of courses.
shibboleth a custom or use of language which is distinctive of a particular social class, profession, etc. The legal briefs showed the particular @ of lawyers.
tenet an opinion, principle, or dogma believed to be true Some "scientific" findings seem more like @s of faith.
veneer a thin layer of covering; mere outside show or elegance His outward smile was a thin @ over his anger.
zealot a fanatical partisan The political @s stormed the building.
