bastion
A projecting part of a fortification A fortified area or position Stronghold
Syn: bulwark, citadel, fortress Ant: weakness, weak spot
Ent: From Old French bastille "fortress, tower, fortified building"
crestfallen
Having a dropping crest or hanging headFeeling shame or humiliation
Syn: dejected, joyless, cast down Ant: blissful, cheerful, delighted
Ent: Originally in reference to diseased horses
derisive
Expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn
Syn: absurd, preposterous, laughable Ant: earnest, serious, solemn
Ent: Latin ridere = "to laugh"
dun
Having a slightly brownish dark gray color Marked by dullness and drabness
Syn: dull, dirty, faded Ant: colorful, bright, gay
Ent: Middle English "to insist on payment of debt, agent employed to collect debts"
fervor
Intensity of feeling or expression Intense heat
Syn: enthusiasm, passion, warmth, intensity, violence Ant: impassiveness, insensibility, insensitiveness
Ent: Old French "warmth or glow of feeling"
flourished
Grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment.
Wave (something) around to attract the attention of others.
Syn: (1) grow, thrive (2) brandish, wave Ant: die, wither
Ent: "a blossom"
furtively
In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretively
Syn: secret, stealthy, covert Ant: honestly, openly, publicly
Ent: Latin furtum "theft, robbery; a stolen thing"
glowered
To look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
Syn: frown, glare, scowl Ant: beam, grin, smile
Ent: 14c "to shine", 15c "to stare with wide eyes"
incantation
A use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic. A written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect.
Syn: enchantment, conjuration, invocation, hex, spell, bewitchment Ant: nature, normality, science, order
oblong
Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form elongation in one dimension
Syn: Outstretched, longish, extensive Ant: Brief, short, curt
rebuke
To criticize sharply; reprimand
Syn: admonish, chide, reprimand Ant: citation, commendation, endorsement
Ent: From mid-15c. as "a setback, a defeat"
sodden
Saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through (adjective) Having drunk an excessive amount of a particular alcoholic drink. (adjective) Saturate (something) with water. (verb)
Syn: Awash, Bathed, Doused (adj); Drench, Drown, Soak (v) Ant: Arid, Dry, Unwatered (adj); Dehydrate, Parch, Sear (v)
Ent: Old English soden "boiled"
tacitly
Expressed or carried on without words or speech Implied or indicated(as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed
Syn: implicit, implied, unexpressed, unspoken, unvoiced, wordless Ant: explicit, expressed, spoken, stated, voiced
Ent: From Latin "be satisfied with, be content"
tottery
Of an infirm or precarious nature; weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because of being old.
Syn: aquiver, atremble, quaking, quivering, shaking, shaky, shuddering, trembling, wobbly Ant: stable, secure, steady, stationary
Ent: "swing to and fro"
untrodden
Not having been walked on
Syn: untraversed, pathless, untraveled Ant: traversed, traveled