| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |