| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |