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

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

marshy; wet

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

refuse given to hogs; swill

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

characterized by long words