animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |