A Single Shard Vocab 1-11

an advantage or gift; something that helps a person

• Disadvantage
• Obstacle
• Hindrance
• Benefit

beauty of form; a balanced grouping of parts on either side of a line or around a center

• disorder
• chaos
• symmetry
• asymmetry

 in a skillful, nimble, clever way

• Clumsy
• Awkward
• benefit

• deftly

 the state of being rude, bold, or 

disrespectful

• Polite
• Respectful
• Impudence

• Shy

ridicule; contempt

• Respect
• Admiration
• Praise
• Derision

something handed down from the past

• invention
• novelty
• legacy
• Symmetry

mastery of a skill or craft

• eaves

• incompetence
• expertise
• ignorance

the overhanging, lower edges of a roof

• shingles
• gutters
• chimney
• eaves

a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.

• genre

• category
• type
• deftly

a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

• snippet
• segment
• portion
• excerpt