| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |