| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |