| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |