| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |