| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |