| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |