| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |