| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |