| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |