| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |