| academic |
having to do with a school. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family or group. |
| embed |
to set firmly in some surrounding material. |
| execution |
the act of executing or carrying out. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| finale |
the last part of a piece of music. |
| ironically |
contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| snob |
a person who admires and imitates people of a high social or intellectual class. Snobs act or feel superior to anyone of a lower class. |
| treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |
| wrath |
fierce anger. |