| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |