word	definition	source of discovery
abrogate	to abolish by authority	cormac mccarthy
aerie	a house or stronghold perched on a height	the eternal world, clark ashton smith
apposite	appropriate, relevant	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
augury	an omen or sign of something coming	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
aureate	having qualities of gold	the death of malygris, clark ashton smith
bier	a stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
bruit	to spread news of	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
byssus	a fine textile fiber and fabric of flax	sadastor, clark ashton smith
carboy	a large rigid container for transporting liquid	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
chancel	the space around an altar in a church	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
chary	cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something	the dark age, clark ashton smith
chine	the backbone or spine of an animal; figuratively, a ridge of land	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
clackdish	a dish with a movable lid used by beggars who clack the lid to draw attention	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
coign	a projecting corner or angle of a wall or building	the dark age, clark ashton smith
dolmen	a neolithic tomb consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
exhort	to urge by strong or stirring argument	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
eyrie	see aerie	the city of the singing flame, clark ashton smith
flense	to strip the skin or blubber from (e.g., a whale)	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
fusil	a light flintlock musket	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
itinerant	traveling from place to place to perform work or a duty	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
jornada	a march or journey performed in a day	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
kerf	a groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an axe	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
lintel	a horizontal beam spanning a an opening (door, window, etc)	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
marmorean	having qualities of marble	sadastor, clark ashton smith
moraine	a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity	the dark age, clark ashton smith
mullion	a vertical element that forms a division between the units of a window or screen	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
pall	to become insipid, boring, or wearisome	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
quinquereme	an ancient warship with oars on either side
quirt	a short whip with a braided leather lash associated with the southwestern united states	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
ratchel	gravelly stone	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
reliquary	a receptacle for keeping sacred relics	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
scoria	the refuse of a smelted metal or ore; slag	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
seamy	sordid, base	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
squail	to throw sticks at small animals; to throw something about awkwardly	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
swale	a low, moist, marshy tract of land	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
switchback	a sharp bend in a road on a steep incline	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
sybaritic	fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent	the dark age, clark ashton smith
talus	pile of rock fragments at the base of a cliff	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
thew	muscular power or strength	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
transpicuous	easily construed or seen through	the crystals, clark ashton smith
treebole	the main part of a tree trunk	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
vadose	relating to water located underground above the water table	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy
van	wing (archaic)	sadastor, clark ashton smith
whinstone	any hard dark-colored rock	blood meridian, cormac mccarthy