| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |