| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| 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. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |