| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |