| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |