| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| satiate |
to glut or fill to excess; oversupply; surfeit. |