| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |