| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |