| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |