| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| replenish |
to make complete or full again; refill. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |