| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |