| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |