| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |