Inheritance Cycle

Gabrielo B. (United States of America)
Words I bumped into in the Inheritance Cycle (Brisingr and Inheritance) that I could not recognize at once
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  1. purslane
    a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
  2. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  3. palisade
    a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
  4. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  5. felicitation
    an expression of pleasure at the good fortune of another
  6. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  7. stirrup
    support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
  8. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  9. porthole
    a window in a ship or airplane
  10. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  11. fettle
    a state of fitness and good health
  12. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  13. traipse
    walk or tramp about
  14. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
  15. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  16. flinty
    containing flint
  17. corroborate
    give evidence for
  18. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  19. morass
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  20. inexorably
    in a manner impervious to change or persuasion
  21. russet
    a reddish brown homespun fabric
  22. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  23. skulduggery
    misrepresentation intended to take advantage of someone
  24. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  25. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  26. coif
    the arrangement of the hair
  27. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  28. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  29. truncated
    cut short in duration
  30. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
  31. vellum
    fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal
  32. fern
    a flowerless, seedless plant with fronds that uncurl upward
  33. filigree
    delicate and intricate ornamentation
  34. bole
    the main stem of a tree
  35. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  36. tessellated
    decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone
  37. zircon
    a common mineral occurring in small crystals
  38. contour
    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  39. corpulent
    excessively large
  40. pontificate
    administer a pontifical office
  41. exacerbate
    make worse
  42. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  43. dithering
    the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color
  44. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  45. furtive
    secret and sly
  46. striation
    a groove or ridge
  47. balustrade
    a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony
  48. dais
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  49. portcullis
    an iron or wooden grating hanging in the entry to a castle
  50. balustrade
    a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony
  51. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  52. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  53. merlon
    a solid section between two crenels in a battlement
  54. sprig
    a small branch or stem, usually with leaves or flowers
  55. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  56. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  57. burble
    flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
  58. draught
    a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
  59. goiter
    enlarged thyroid gland, often from iodine deficiency
  60. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  61. sward
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  62. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  63. tannic
    derived from tannin
  64. yawning
    an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
  65. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  66. clarion
    loud and clear
  67. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  68. serrate
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  69. pell-mell
    in a wild or reckless manner
  70. marten
    agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
  71. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  72. tine
    a prong on a fork, pitchfork, or antler
  73. malefic
    having or exerting a malignant influence
  74. eyrie
    the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
  75. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  76. tallow
    a hard substance used for making soap and candles
  77. paunch
    a protruding abdomen
  78. cuticle
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  79. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  80. escarpment
    a long steep slope at the edge of a plateau or ridge
  81. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  82. susurration
    an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
  83. tenebrous
    dark and gloomy
  84. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  85. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  86. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  87. ocher
    any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
  88. attenuated
    reduced in strength
  89. descry
    catch sight of
  90. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  91. trellis
    latticework used to support climbing plants
  92. ovoid
    rounded like an egg
  93. doting
    extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
  94. hackles
    a feeling of anger and animosity
  95. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
  96. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  97. wharf
    a platform from the shore that provides access to ships
  98. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
Created on Wed Jan 01 15:56:10 EST 2014

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