| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |