| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |