localize to attribute to a particular locality: localization n

onerous  troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

subsequent  following in time or order; succeeding

utter  to articulate (words); pronounce or speak

vocalize  to give voice to; articulate

valedictory    a closing or farewell statement or address  adj  of, relating to, or expressing a valedictory

caitiff  a despicable coward; a wretch

retrocede   to go back; recede

aphotic  having no light

boscage  a mass of trees or shrubs; a thicket

compendious   containing or stating briefly and concisely all the essentials; succinct

confabulate  to talk casually; chat confabulation n

dolman  a woman's garment having capelike arm pieces

bedeck  to adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

adamite   a descendant of Adam; human being 

absquatulate  to depart in a hurry; abscond

celerity  swiftness of action or motion; speed

odious  arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure

knave   an unprincipled, crafty fellow

tarry  to remain or stay temporarily, as in a place; sojourn

trice  a very short period of time; an instant

cogitate  to take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder

machinate  to devise (a plot)

thence  from that circumstance or source; there from

compass  to scheme; plot

Mephistopheles   the devil in the Faust legend to whom Faust sold his soul: mephistophelean  adj

cabal   a secret scheme or plot

denizen an inhabitant; a resident

arboreal   relating to or resembling a tree

pale  the area enclosed by a fence or boundary

cognizant  fully informed; conscious

deoppilate    to free of an obstacle or obstruction

aforecited  cited earlier or previously

domicile a residence; a home

quiddity  the real nature of a thing; the essence

trajectory   a chosen course or a course taken

elect   to pick out; select: elect an art course

soubrette  a young woman regarded as flirtatious or frivolous

forsooth  in truth; indeed

facile  done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy

labyrinthine of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth

hence for this reason; therefore

crinite   hairy

reprobate  a morally unprincipled person

grisard    a gray-headed person

habitacle   a dwelling place

ere  previous to; before conj  rather than; before

callow   lacking adult maturity or experience; immature: a callow youth

peregrinate   to journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot

portal  a doorway, an entrance, or a gate, especially one that is large and imposing

fustigate   to beat with a club; cudgel

janua   a door

formidable    arousing fear, dread, or alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery formidability or formidableness n

residentiary  one who resides in a certain place; a resident

suspire  to sigh

tremulous  timid or fearful; timorous tremulously

consanguinean   consanguineous; as sb in blood relation  

dissemble  to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance

varlet  a rascal; a knave

prevaricate  to stray from or evade the truth; equivocate

thence   from that circumstance or source; therefrom

convey   to take or carry from one place to another; transport

entity  something that exists as a particular and discrete unit

abode  a dwelling place; a home

effete  depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted

encouch  to lay upon a couch 

decumbiture   confinement to a sick-bed

predacious  also predaceous  living by seizing or taking prey; predatory

malfeasance   misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official  malfeasant n

irrupt  to break or burst in

ingurgitate  to swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp

hoary  gray or white with or as if with age

dowager   a widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband

abominable  unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners

scalawag   informal a reprobate; a rascal

don  to put on (clothing)

ultrafidian  going beyond faith

annuitant   one that receives or is qualified to receive an annuity

nocturnal  of, relating to, or occurring in the night

habiliment  often habiliments  clothes

voluminous  having great volume, fullness, size, or number

tuque  a knitted woolen cap in the form of a cylindrical bag often with tapered ends that is worn with one end tucked into the other

ensconce  to settle (oneself) securely or comfortably

ogygian   very old

mackabroin  an old hag

somnifery  a place of sleep

anon  in a short time; soon

guileless  free of guile; artless

juvencle  a girl or a young woman

divulgate  disclose, reveal 

apprehend   to become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive

extrinsic  originating from the outside; external

edifice   a building, especially one of imposing appearance or size

pernicious   causing great harm; destructive: pernicious rumors

reprobate a morally unprincipled person

enjoin   to direct or impose with authority and emphasis

transpose   to put into a different place or order: transpose the words of a sentence

corporeity  the state of being material or corporeal; physical existence

confines  the limits of a space or an area; the borders

plebeian   of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners

bower   a rustic cottage

ingress  a going in or entering

affright  to arouse fear in; terrify

chit  a child

skirl  to produce a high, shrill, wailing tone used of bagpipes

enigmatic  or enigmatical   of or resembling an enigma; puzzling

predecessor  an ancestor; a forebear

brobdingnagian   immense; enormous

auditory   of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

apparatus  a group or system of organs that collectively perform a specific function or process

protuberate  to swell or bulge

poll  the head, especially the top of the head where hair grows

auscultation  the act of listening

parlance  speech, especially a conversation or parley

cosset  a pet, especially a pet lamb

palter  to talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate  palterer n

elucidate  to make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

anomaly  one that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify  anomalistic   adj

primogenitor  an ancestor or a forefather

prodigious   impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm

ocular  of or relating to the eye: ocular exercises; ocular muscles

orb   a sphere or spherical object

goggle    to roll or bulge used of the eyes

physiognomy   facial features, especially when regarded as revealing character

aver  to affirm positively; declare

descry  to catch sight of (something difficult to discern)

homunculus  a diminutive human being  homunucular, adjective

punctilious  precise; scrupulous

exactitude  the state or quality of being exact

minion   one who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling

enucleate  to explain; elucidate

sphingine  resembling a sphinx

sphinx   a puzzling or mysterious person

antecedent  one that precedes another

cyclopean  vast and rough: massive, huge

extremity  a hand or foot

opine  to hold or state as an opinion

embosom  to enclose protectively; envelop

adroit  dexterous; deft

progeny  one born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or a descendant

explicate  to make clear the meaning of; explain

therianthropic  being party bestial and partly human in form

harridan   a woman regarded as scolding and vicious

elephantine  enormous in size or strength

denticle  a small tooth or toothlike projection

permeate  to spread or flow throughout; pervade

oral  of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery

orifice  an opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent

brephic  young

numquid  an inquisitive person

adduce  to cite as an example or means of proof in an argument

efficacious  producing or capable of producing a desired effect

gormandize to eat gluttonously; gorge 

sapid  having a strong, pleasant flavor; savory

corporeal  of, relating to, or characteristic of the body

substantial  of, relating to, or having substance; material: substantiality  n

gobbet  a piece or chunk, especially of raw meat

vociferate  to utter (something) or cry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest

expeditious  acting or done with speed and efficiency

gambado   a leaping or gamboling movement

maleficent  harmful or evil in intent or effect

dastard  a sneaking, malicious coward

manducate   to chew; masticate; eat

woebegone   affected with or marked by deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness

tellurian  an inhabitant of earth; a terrestrial

surfeit  to feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust

scelerate  extremely wicked

picaro  a bohemian adventurer; a rogue

summary  performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection: summarily  adv

doss  to go to bed; sleep

propitious  presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious

beneficent  characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity

nimrod   a hunter

perambulate   to walk about; roam or stroll

vicinal  of, belonging to, or restricted to a limited area or neighborhood; local

imbroglio  a difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement

cark  to burden or be burdened with trouble; worry

perspicacious having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted

paladin  a paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion

transpierce  to pierce; to penetrate through

chaumière  a thatched cottage

peruse  to read or examine, typically with great care

corpulent  excessively fat

oscitancy  the state of being drowsy or inattentive; dullness

pariah  a social outcast

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