| 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. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |