| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |