A crystalline deposit of salt that forms when water is present on brick or concrete.

brightness taken to the extreme

loud and harsh

A person who leads a congregation in singing or prayers.

when something slowly spreads throughout something else, like a feeling or a color.

the quality of being cheerful and full of energy

used gestures, especially dramatic ones

changes of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Downward slopes

whispering, murmuring, rustling

Waste or debris of any kind.

A type of dichroism seen in highly dispersed systems with little opacity.

The top or highest part of something.

A sculpture or model of a person.