| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |