| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |