adventitious (en)

(adjective) coming from another source and not inherent or innate / (adjective) arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location

bulwark (en)

(noun) defensive wall

calico (en)

(noun) cotton cloth imported from India / (noun) a plain white cotton fabric that is heavier than muslin / (noun) any of various cheap cotton fabrics with figured patterns / (noun) a blotched or spotted animal / (noun) one that is predominantly white with red and black patches / (noun) black crappie / (noun) mountain laurel

cantilever (en)

(noun) ; a projecting beam or member supported at only one end / a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice / either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other and that when joined directly or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilever bridge

coeval (en)

(adjective) of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration

copse (en)

(noun) a small group of trees, coppice, thicket

crenellation (en)

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

culvert (en)

(noun) a transverse drain

dappled (en)

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

descant (en)

(noun) a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor OR (verb) to talk tediously or at length

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"

frisson (en)

(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder thrill

gelid (en)

(adjective) extremely cold; icy

involuted (en)

complicated; abstruse; curled inwards

lapidary (en)

relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing

lassitude (en)

(noun) a condition of weariness or debility; fatigue / (noun) a condition of listlessness; languor

liturgy (en)

(noun) a eucharistic rite / (noun) a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship / (noun) a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances / (noun) the eucharistic rite of Eastern churches

logy (en)

(adjective) sluggish groggy / (noun combining form) oral or written expression / (noun combining form) doctrine; theory; science

numen (en)

(noun) a spiritual force or influence often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place

peremptory (en)

(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause

sconce (en)

(noun) a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks / (noun) an electric light fixture patterned on a candle sconce / (noun) head skull / (noun) a detached defensive work

truculent (en)

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant