| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |