| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |