| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |