| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |