| amiable |
having or showing a friendly manner. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |