| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |