| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |