| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |