| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |