| 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. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |
| vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, especially one kept during normal sleeping hours. |