| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |