| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |