| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |