| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| unassailable |
not open to attack, doubt, or denial. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |