| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| servitude |
bondage or slavery. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |