| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |