| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |