| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| 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. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |