| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |