| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |