aerie (en)

(noun) the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop / (noun) a brood of birds of prey / (noun) an elevated often secluded dwelling, structure, or position

antiquarian (en)

(noun) one who collects or studies antiquities / (adjective) of or relating to antiquarians or antiquities / (adjective) dealing in old or rare books

arcadia (en)

(noun) a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet

bishopric (en)

(noun) diocese / (noun) the office of bishop / (noun) the administrative body of a Mormon ward consisting of a bishop and two high priests as counselors

burgher (en)

(noun) a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie

colonnade (en)

(noun) a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure

condign (en)

(adj) fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment

Confiteor (en)

(noun) a liturgical form in which sinfulness is acknowledged and intercession for God's mercy requested; from Latin ("I confess")

cormorant (en)

(noun) a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person OR a type of bird

cosmogony (en)

(noun) a theory of the origin of the universe / (noun) the creation or origin of the world or universe

covey (en)

(noun) a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young / (noun) a small flock / (noun) company group

dowser (en)

(noun) divining rod / (noun) a person who uses it / (verb) to plunge into water / (verb) to throw a liquid on; drench / (verb) slosh / (verb) extinguish / (verb) to fall or become plunged into water

expatiated (en)

(verb) to move about freely or at will; wander / (verb) to speak or write at length or in detail

flitches (en)

(noun) a side of cured meat / (noun) a side of bacon / (noun) a longitudinal section of a log

irredentist (en)

(noun) a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of irredentas within the boundaries of their historically or ethnically related political unit / a person advocating the restoration to their country of any territory formerly belonging to it

loggia (en)

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

misericord (en)

(noun) a small projection on the bottom of a hinged church seat that gives support to a standing worshiper when the seat is turned up

modish (en)

(adjective) fashionable, stylish

monism (en)

(noun) a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance / (noun) the view that reality is one unitary organic whole with no independent parts / (noun) monogenesis / (noun) a viewpoint or theory that reduces all phenomena to one principle

orotund (en)

(adjective) marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound; sonorous / (adjective) pompous bombastic

pampas (en)

(noun) an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes; prairie / (noun) a South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) often grown for ornament that has showy white panicles borne on tall stems

pandects (en)

(noun) a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law / (noun) a treatise covering an entire subject

parlor-pink (en)

related to the slang term "Pinko", which was coined in 1925 in the United States to describe a person regarded as being sympathetic to communism; often used, derogatorily, to describe anyone perceived to have leftist or socialist sympathies

phantasmagoric (en)

(noun) an exhibition of optical effects and illusions / (noun) a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined / (noun) a scene that constantly changes / (noun) a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

pietistic (en)

(adjective) of or relating to Pietism / (adjective) of or relating to religious devotion or devout persons / (adjective) marked by overly sentimental or emotional devotion to religion; religiose