| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| bosom |
the front part of a human being's chest, especially that of a woman. |
| complimentary |
expressing or giving praise. |
| contraption |
(informal) a mechanical device, sometimes of odd design or construction; gadget. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| deploy |
to move, position, or distribute so as to make ready or effective for a particular purpose. |
| discount |
an amount taken away from the full or regular price or cost. |
| exert |
to use or put into action; apply. |
| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| ironically |
contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict. |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| simplicity |
the condition or quality of being easy to understand or do. |
| systematic |
involving or based on a method or plan; not random or chaotic. |
| thereafter |
following that; from then on. |