| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |