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bastion
[bas-chuhn]
fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work
conflate
[kuhn-fleyt]
to fuse into one entity; merge
puissant
[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]
powerful; mighty; potent
deprecate
[dep-ri-keyt]
to express earnest disapproval of
brusque
[bruhsk]
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
ignominious
[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]
marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating
austere
[aw-steer]
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery
hegira
[hi-jahy-ruh]
any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place
succedaneum
[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
a substitute
bellicose
[bel-i-kohs]
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
dirigible
[dir-i-juh-buhl]
an airship
zeitgeist
[tsahyt-gahyst]
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
logophile
[law-guh-fahyl]
a lover of words
elide
[ih-lahyd]
to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over
wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman