| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| prurient |
characterized by or causing lewdness or lust. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |