| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |