| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usually followed by "at" or "about"). |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| parody |
a humorous imitation in print, music, or performance of a serious person, work of art, or publication. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |