| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |