| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| supersede |
to take over the position or influence of; replace. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |