| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |