amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
limn |
to paint or draw. |
naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |