| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |