| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |