MEANING

1. Bastion = support, defender, mainstay, stronghold, citadel

2. Paradox = inconsistency (discrepancy – divergence, disagreement, incongruity – absurdity, unease, inaptness), irony

3. Crusade = campaign, movement, cause, struggle

4. Flank = side, edge, line, border

5. Loath = (A – Eager) unwilling, reluctant (unenthusiastic, disinclined, hesitant, averse), not keen, chary (shy of , mindful, suspicious, cautious, wary)

6. Vengeance = revenge, retribution, reprisal (pay back, act of vengeance), retaliation, settling of scores

7. Bevy = mass, mob, horde (gang, group), flock, multitude, pack

8. Perpetuate = be responsible for, effect, bring about, complete

9. Fabulous = wonderful, tremendous, magnificent, marvelous ,great, remarkable, amazing

10. Epoch = era, period, age, time, eon

11. Medieval practice of selling indulgences

12. Accretion = (A – Erosion – wearing away, corrosion, attrition – erosion, slow destruction, abrasion (scrape, scratch, scuff, graze, cut), gnawing away, wearing away) accumulation, buildup, increase, enlargement, addition, growth

13. Gnaw = chew, bite, nibble, ‘worry, trouble, bother’