| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |