| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| maturation |
the act or process of becoming fully grown or developed, in structure, behavior, or the like. |
| 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. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |