| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| 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. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |