| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |