| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |