| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, especially one modifying the terms of a will. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |