| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |