| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| expulsion |
an act or instance of forcing out, or the state of being forced out. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| stupefy |
to astound or bedazzle. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |