| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |