| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| stint |
to refrain from spending; to be sparing or frugal. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |