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. |
auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |