Obelisk

n. A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative. 

The Washington Monument is a famous obelisk standing in Washington D.C.

Nefarious

 adj. Wicked in the extreme. 

The nefarious sultan Jafar stole Aladdin's lamp and became an evil genie.

Mendicant

n. A beggar

Some mendicants find creative ways to get money.

Latent

adj. Dormant, hidden, concealed

The latent seeds did not bloom until Spring.

Inane

adj. Silly. 

Students can make up inane excuses for not doing homework.

Guzzle

 v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp. 

After eating lots of curry, Hank had to guzzle gallons of beer

Fallacious

adj. Illogical. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a fallicious play.

Equity

n. Fairness or impartiality. 

Egeus lacked equity between Lysander and Demetrius.

Dignitary

n. One who holds high rank.

King George I was a dignitary in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Coerce

v. To force.

Veritaserum coerces the drinker to spill any secrets.

Bedeck

v. To cover with ornament.

We decided to bedeck our Christmas tree in ornaments.

Addle

v. 1) To make inefficient or worthless; muddle; to confuse 


adj. 1) Rotten



Eating addled eggs can make you sick

Agglomerate

Agglomerate

v. To pile or heap together.


adj. Gathered together in a mass



The agglomerated mass of trash overflowed in the garbage can.

Alluvion

n. Flood. 


The alluvion destroyed the entire seaside town.

Aperture

n. Hole.


The aperture in the wall only let a small amount of light into the room.