treatise a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
tortoise a land turtle with clawed limbs
traduce speak unfavorably about
thwartwise extending or lying across
traumatise inflict a trauma upon
dramatise put into dramatic form
Tartarus a place where the wicked are punished after death
stratus a large dark low cloud
traumatize inflict an emotional wound or shock upon
gratis costing nothing
streetwise having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
dramatize put into a form intended for performance
brattice a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
frat house a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
rates a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
straits a difficult juncture
paradise any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
traducer one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Rattus common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
Durazzo port city in western Albania on the Adriatic