| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| 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. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |