| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |