| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |