| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| query |
a question. |
| stupefy |
to astound or bedazzle. |