| 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. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |