| 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. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |