| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |