| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |