| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |