| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |