| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |