| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |