| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |