| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |