| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |