| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |