| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |