| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |