| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |