auxiliary |
serving as an extra means of support; additional. |
confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
nonentity |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, especially a person. |
ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |