| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |