| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |