| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| subside |
to become less; decrease. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |