| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| 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. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |