| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| 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. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |