| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |