| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |