| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| 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. |