| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |