| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |