| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |