| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |