| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| renovate |
to put in good condition by repairing, remodeling, or the like; refurbish. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |