| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |