| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |