| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| sedentary |
involving or characterized by sitting or little physical activity. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |