| 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. |
| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |