| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |