amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
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. |
desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
limn |
to paint or draw. |
malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |