| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |