| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |