| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |