| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |