| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |