| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |