| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| lackadaisical |
lacking energy, determination, or enthusiasm; listless or lazy. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |