| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |