| amicable |
characterized by good will; friendly. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |