| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |