| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |