| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |