| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| remittance |
money that is sent to someone or some place, usually in payment. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |