| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| iconoclastic |
attacking or breaking away from established traditions, beliefs, or values. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |