| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |