| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |