| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |