| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |