| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |