| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| imperative |
very important; urgent. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |