- abnegation (n) the act of renouncing or rejecting something
- aureole (n) a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, esp. as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
- salubrious (adj) health-giving; healthy: salubrious weather.
- irascible (adj) of a person: easily made angry.
- adventitious (adj) happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature.
- punctilious (adj) showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
- demoniac (adj) of, or characteristic of a demon or demons.
- vinous (adj) of, resembling or associated with wine: a vinous smell.
- jonquil (n) a widely cultivated narcissus with clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers and cylindrical leaves, native to southern Europe and northeastern Africa.
- turgid (adj) swollen and distended or congested: a turgid and fast-moving river.
- funereal (adj) having the mournful, somber character appropriate to a funeral.
- patina (n) a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period.
- ideogram (n) a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it, e.g., numerals and Chinese characters.
- millenary (n) a period of a thousand years.
- peremptory (adj) esp. of a person’s manner or actions: insisting on immediate attention or obedience, esp. in a brusquely imperious way: ”Just do it!” came the peremptory reply.
- palfrey (n) archaic: a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women.
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