| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |