| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |