| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| salubrious |
favorable to good health; healthy; wholesome. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |