| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |