| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |