rococo a style of music, architecture or decorative art characterized by profuse and delicate ornamentation, reduced scale, lightness, and grace.
atrophy a wasting away, especially of body tissue, due to disuse or lack of nutrition.
abate to make less in amount or degree.
affiches (French) posters, placards.
tour de force (French) feat of strength; an unusually skilled creation or performance.
