| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |