| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |