| conciliate |
to overcome the anger, distrust, or animosity of; appease; placate. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| invoice |
a detailed statement of goods sold or shipped or of services provided, including their prices or charges. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |