| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |