| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |