| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |