| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| pictorial |
pertaining to, made of, or containing drawings, paintings, or photographs. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |