| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |