| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |