| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| 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. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |