| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |