| 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. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| infringe |
to cross established limits; encroach; trespass (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |