| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |