| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |