| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |