| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |