| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |