| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |