| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |