| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |