| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |