| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |