| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |