| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |