| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |