| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |