| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |