| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |