| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |