| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| 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. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |