| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. |