pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

palpebral (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or located on or near the eyelids

penumbra (en)

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

plangent (en)

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

plangent (en)

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

portentous (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive

portico (en)

(noun) a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building

quiddity (en)

(noun) the inherent nature or essence of someone or something; a distinctive feature; a peculiarity

refulgent (en)

(noun) a radiant or resplendent quality or state; brilliance

retiary (en)

using a net or any entangling device

scabrous (en)

(adjective) difficult knotty / (adjective) ; rough to the touch; as / (adjective) having small raised dots, scales, or points / (adjective) covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches / (adjective) dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes; salacious / (adjective) squalid

somnambular (en)

to walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition

sybaritic (en)

fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent (derives from the Greek city Sybaris)

syncopal (en)

(noun) loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain; faint / (noun) the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle)

teleological (en)

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

venerable (en)

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

vitiate (en)

(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective