abeyance (en)

(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

abeyance (en)

(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

anfractuous (en)

(adjective) full of windings and intricate turnings; tortuous

asperities (en)

(noun) rigor severity / (noun) roughness of surface; unevenness / (noun) a tiny projection from a surface / (noun) roughness of sound / (noun) roughness of manner or of temper; harshness

binnacle (en)

(noun) a housing for a ship's compass and a lamp

blucher (en)

(noun) a shoe having the tongue and vamp cut in one piece and the quarters lapped over the vamp and laced together for closing / (biographical name) Gebhard Leberecht von 1742–1819 prince of Wahlstatt Pruss. field marshal

calumny (en)

(noun) a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation / (noun) the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation

caparison (en)

(noun) an ornamental covering for a horse / (noun) decorative trappings and harness / (noun) rich clothing; adornment / (verb) to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering; adorn

caterwauling (en)

(verb) to make a harsh cry / (verb) to protest or complain noisily

censer (en)

(noun) a vessel for burning incense / (noun) a covered incense burner swung on chains in a religious ritual

contravallation (en)

a series of works confronting the walls of an invested place to isolate the defenders and safeguard the besiegers against sallies

contumely (en)

(noun) harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt / (noun) an instance of such language or treatment

crenellation (en)

(noun) the battlement of a castle or other building. / (noun) any of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlemen

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

distal (en)

(adj) situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment. "the distal end of the tibia" GEOLOGY: relating to or denoting the outer part of an area affected by geological activity. "the distal zone"

effulgence (en)

(noun) radiant splendor; brilliance

epinastic (en)

The downward bending of a leaf or other plant part, resulting from greater growth of the upper side than of the lower side

expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

fey (en)

(adjective) fated to die; doomed / (adjective) marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / (adjective) able to see into the future; visionary / (adjective) marked by an otherworldly air or attitude / (adjective) crazy touched / (adjective) excessively refined; precious / (adjective) quaintly unconventional; campy

frabjous (en)

(adjective) delightful; joyous [humorous]

gelid (en)

(adjective) extremely cold; icy

genuflect (en)

to bend the knee; to be humbly obedient or respectful

hebetude (en)

(noun) lethargy dullness