| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |