| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |