| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |