| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |
| wan |
very pale. |