| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| betroth |
to pledge or give in marriage. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |