| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| graphic |
of or related to pictures or writing such as photography, painting, and printing. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |