| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |