| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |