| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |