| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |