| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |