| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |