| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |