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| an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
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1 : an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon
2 : a recess of a door or window |
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1 : to ring especially for a death, funeral, or disaster : toll
2 : to sound in an ominous manner or with an ominous effect |
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one who joins in a secession - 1 : withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2 : formal withdrawal from an organization |
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1: to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface ; also : to cause to vanish
2: to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous |
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1 a: to swing backward and forward like a pendulum b: to move or travel back and forth between two points
2: to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories |
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1: an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
2 a: a violent disturbance b: an uncontrolled fit : paroxysm |
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| relating to, resembling, or constituting a medium that distorts, slants, or colors whatever is viewed through it |
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1 : a strict disciplinarian
2 : a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods |
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1 : resembling a rose especially in color
2 : overly optimistic : viewed favorably |
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| having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
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| capable of being perceived or measured |
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| a temporary fortification |
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| 1: to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
2: to tend downward : descend ; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
3: to let oneself settle down : sink
4: to become quiet or less |
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| 1: an incidental right (as a right-of-way) attached to a principal property right and passing in possession with it
2: a subordinate part or adjunct |
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| amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
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| 1 a: to pass by transmission or succession b: to fall or be passed usually as a responsibility or obligation
2: to come by or as if by flowing down
3: to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution |
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| exuding fragrance : aromatic |
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1: to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
2: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
3 a: to refuse to accept ; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force b: to reject as untrue or unjust
4: to refuse to acknowledge or pay |
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| easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
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1 : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
2 : austere in appearance, manner, or attitude |
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| 1 : bloodthirsty , murderous |
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| 1: loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
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| 1 a: a monastic establishment b: an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted c: monastic life d: a place or state of seclusion |
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| a character who serves as a contrast to another perhaps more primary character, so as to point out specific traits of the primary character. |
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