| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |