| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |