| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |