| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |