acanthine
relating to the acanthus, a small herb or shrub
anesthetist
someone who delivers anesthesia to a patient
bailiwick
a special place, domain
caustic
marked by harsh sarcasm
contusion
an injury without an open wound; a bruise
cornucopia
a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone
cypress
a coniferous, evergreen tree
efface
to eliminate; to erase; to make indistinct
filaments
single, elongated threadlike objects
flagons
large glasses as for wine, usually with a handle and a spout
keel
a flat-bottomed barge
Luftwaffe
the aerial warfare branch of the German military during WWII
opus
a final, great work, usually referring to a musical composition
oracle
a person (like a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak; a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge or the divine purpose through such a person
pillbox
a round shallow box
pithy
terse, but substantive
ponderous
heavy and slow-moving
rondo
an instrumental composition; here, a dance
stasis
lack of movement
swaddlings
clothes an infant is enveloped/wrapped in
tendrils
something suggestive of a tendril (slender leaf that attaches a plant to its support)
tor
a rough, craggy hill
troublous
a form of the word troubling; stormy
