| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |