| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |