| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |