| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |