| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |