lo⋅cus

- noun
1. a place; locality.
2. a center or source, as of activities or power.
3. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.

ges⋅so

- noun
1. gypsum, plaster of Paris or marble dust traditionally mixed with animal glue to use as an absorbent surface for painting.
2. any plasterlike preparation to prepare a surface for painting, gilding, etc.
3. a prepared surface of plaster or plasterlike material for painting, gilding, etc.

ink

- noun
1. a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
2. a dark, protective fluid ejected by the cuttlefish and other cephalopods.
3. publicity, esp. in print media.
- verb
4. to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink.

an⋅ti⋅thet⋅ic

- adj.
1. of the nature of or involving antithesis.
2. directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.

an⋅tith⋅e⋅sis

- noun
1. opposition; contrast.
2. the direct opposite.
3. a. the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas.
b. the second sentence or part thus set in opposition.

stu⋅dent

- noun
1. a person formally engaged in learning, esp. one enrolled in a school or college; pupil.
2. any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully.

teach⋅er

- noun
1. a person who teaches or instructs, esp. as a profession; instructor.

de⋅us ex ma⋅chi⋅na

- noun
1. a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot.
2. any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.