| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| incise |
to cut into the surface of. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |