Manhunt word list

mortise - a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

bumpkin - a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

verisimilitude - the appearance of truth

intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

milieu - the environmental condition

licentious - lacking moral discipline

pallbearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral

cynosure - something that strongly attracts attention and admiration

lyceum - a public hall for lectures and concerts

ensconce - fix firmly

indelible - cannot be removed or erased

vociferous - conspicuously and offensively loud

proscenium - the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater

opprobrium - a state of extreme dishonor

pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

ersatz - artificial and inferior

balustrade - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

disinter - dig up for reburial or for medical investigation

antebellum - belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War