| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |