| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |