| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stately |
dignified. |