| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |