| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |