busticate: to break into pieces.
behemoth: any creature or thing of monstrous size or power.
potlatch: a ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
don: to put on or dress in.
zaftig: full-bodied; well-proportioned.
fulgurate: to flash or dart like lightning.
morganatic: pertaining to a form of marriage where a person of high rank weds someone of lower station without claim to the property of the high-ranking partner.
morganatic: pertaining to a form of marriage where a person of high rank weds someone of lower station without claim to the property of the high-ranking partner.
occlude: to shut in, out, or off.