| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| aftermath |
the result or consequence of an event. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| 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. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| stature |
relative status as measured by skill or achievement; reputation. |