| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| 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. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |