abnegation (en)

(noun) the act of renouncing or rejecting something; self-denial

balustrade (en)

(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

balustrade (en)

(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

belfry (en)

(noun) a bell tower / (noun) one surmounting or attached to another structure / (noun) a room or framework for enclosing a bell / (noun) head

belie (en)

(verb) to give a false impression of / (verb) to present an appearance not in agreement with / (verb) to show (something) to be false or wrong / (verb) to run counter to; contradict / (verb) disguise

bier (en)

(noun) a framework for carrying / (noun) a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed / (noun) a coffin together with its stand

chamois (en)

(noun) a small goatlike bovid (Rupicapra rupicapra) of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus / (noun) a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin

desuetude (en)

(noun) discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse

desuetude (en)

(noun) discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse

dray (en)

(noun) a vehicle used to haul goods / (noun) a strong cart or wagon without sides / (verb) to haul on a dray; cart / (noun) a horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

dudgeon (en)

a feeling of offense or deep resentment

edifying (en)

(verb) build / (verb) establish / (verb) to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; uplift / (verb) enlighten inform

expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

harrow (en)

(noun) a cultivating implement set with spikes, spring teeth, or disks and used primarily for pulverizing and smoothing the soil / (verb) to cultivate with a harrow / (verb) torment, vex; pillage, plunder

importunity (en)

(noun) the quality or state of being importunate (i.e., persistent, especially to the point of annoyance)

inimical (en)

(adj) hostile, obstructive

inimical (en)

(adj) hostile, obstructive

loggia (en)

(noun) a roofed open gallery especially at an upper story overlooking an open court

mandarin (en)

(noun) historically, a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire OR a pedantic or elitist bureaucrat OR senior person of influence in academia or literary circles / (adj) deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist

mulish (en)

(adjective) unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate

pallid (en)

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

panopticon (en)

a type of building designed by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century; allows all (pan-) inmates to be observed (-opticon) by a single watchman without the inmates being able to tell whether or not they are being watched

propitiate (en)

(verb) to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of; appease

raillery (en)

(noun) good-natured ridicule; banter / (noun) jest

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks