| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |