amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
impinge |
to encroach. |
insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
stately |
dignified. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |