| 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. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |