| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |