| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| stockpile |
a supply of items accumulated and maintained for future use. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |