| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |