| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |