| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |