| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |