| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |