| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |