| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |