| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| clime |
in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
| visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression. |