| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |