| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |