| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |