Efflorescence

(Noun)

- the state or a period of flowering

- an example or result of growth and development

Enmity

(Noun)

- a feeling or condition of hostility

- hatred

- ill will

- animosity / antagonism.

Decorous

(adj)

- characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

Chorister

(Noun)

- a singer in choir

- a choirboy

Bastion

(Noun)

- a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

- anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality / condition

Hiatus

(Noun)

- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work / series / action

- a missing part

Strident

(adj)

- making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

Specious

(adj)

- apparently good or right though lacking real merit

- superficially pleasing or plausible

Defile

(verb)

- to make foul, dirty, or unclean

- pollute or taint

- to debase

Pliant

(adj)

- bending readily or flexible

- supple / adaptable

Lagoon

(noun)

- an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes

Crooks

(noun / verb)

- a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage

- a hook

- to bend; curve; make a crook in

Lodgements

(noun)

- the act of lodging

Spectacles

(noun)

- anything presented to the sight that's

of a striking or impressive kind

-eyeglasses

Proffer

(verb / noun)

- to put before a person for acceptance

- to offer

Asthma

(noun)

Fledged

(adj)

- having the plumage or feathers necessary for flight

- having the characteristics of maturity

Prominent

(adj)

- standing out so as to be seen easily

- conspicuous

- particularly noticeable

Motif

(noun)

- a recurring subject, theme or idea esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work

- a dominant idea or feature

Jetty

(noun / verb)

- a structure of stones projecting into a body of water to protect a harbor / deflect the current

- to construct (part of a building) so that it projects beyond lower construction

Effulgence

(adj)

- shining forth brilliantly

- radiant

Lolled

(noun)

- to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner

- lounge

Conch

(noun)

- the spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn

Swathing

(verb)

- to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material

- wrap up closely or fully

Diaphragm

(noun)

- a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity

Stupendous

(adj)

- causing amazement; astounding; marvelous

Slight

(noun / verb / adj)

- small in amount, degree, etc.

- of little importance, influence, etc.

- to treat as of little importance

Furtive

(adj)

- taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

Pallidly

(adj)

- ale; faint or deficient in color; wan

Mortification

(noun)

- a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect

Suffusion

(verb)

- to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

Togs

(noun / verb)

- a coat

- to dress up

Hovered

(verb)

- to hang fluttering or suspended in the air

Immured

(verb)

- to shut in; seclude or confine

Surmounted

(verb)

- to mount upon

- get on the top of

- mount upon and cross over

Screes

(noun)

- a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain