| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |