| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |