| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| knave |
an unscrupulous person; evildoer. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |