| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| affable |
pleasant to talk to and be with; friendly; likeable. |
| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |