| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |