comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
lambent |
glowing softly. |
omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |