| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |