| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |