| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |