Palliated - To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; to make less severe or intense; mitigate; to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate
Sycophant - A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; one who flatters another excessively
Fawn - To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior; to support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior; a young deer, less than one year old; a grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown
Myriad - Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable; composed of numerous diverse elements or facets
Vault - An arched ceiling or roof. Also: A room for keeping money or valuable papers safe; a burial place or receptacle for human remains; move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet; act of jumping
Gruffness - A throaty harshness; an abrupt discourteous manner
Mortar - A vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; a machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed; an ancient field weapon that fires a projectile in a high arch to reach an impact point; plastic material to bond stones and bricks together
Deleterious - Having a harmful effect; injurious
License - To give or yield permission to or for; official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
Ragged - Tattered, frayed, or torn; worn-out; in shreds
. Leviathan - One that is extraordinarily large and powerful; any large animal, as a whale; a monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible; something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship
Repletion - The condition of being fully supplied or completely filled; a state of excessive fullness
. Orc - A mythical monster of varying descriptions; any of several cetaceans especialy the grampus of the dolphin family
Maroon - To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon; to abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape; a fugitive Black slave in the West Indies in the 17th and 18th centuries; a dark reddish brown to dark purplish red
Sham - A fraudulent imitation; a display of insincere behavior; to behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of; to assume a false appearance or character; dissemble; a decorative cover made to simulate an article of household linen and used over or in place of it16. Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount
Fiesta - A festival or religious holiday, especially a saint’s day celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries
Gaily - In a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner; merrily; with bright colors or trimmings; showily
Fealty - The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord. The oath of such fidelity
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx; laryngitis is caused by inflammation of the larynx, often resulting in a temporary loss of voice
Ensconce - To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably; to place or conceal in a secure place; hide; tuck away; fix firmly
Votary - A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service; a faithful follower; an enthusiast
Decrepitude - The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
Hortatory - Marked by exhortation or strong urging; giving strong encouragement
Exponent - One that speaks for, represents, or advocates; one that expounds or interprets; expository; explanatory; advocate
Banister - A handrail, especially on a staircase; a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Skittish - Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension; very nervous; lively; shy
Hiatus - An interval during which continuity is suspended; pause, interruption; a separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part
Fathom - A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths; to perceive and recognize the meaning of; discern, understand
Awry - In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew; away from the correct course; amiss
Convivial - Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable; fun-loving; merry; festive
Debater - One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist; one who participates in a structured discussion
Pedestrian - A person traveling on foot; a walker; lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise
Gratuitous - Costing nothing; not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case; not necessary; free
Demurral - The act of demurring, especially a mild, polite, or considered expression of opposition; a formal objection to an opponent’s leadings
Vouchsafe - To condescend to grant or bestow (a privilege, for example); deign; to let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege; to descend to a level considered inappropriate to one’s dignity; ose; grant
Paroles - Key words or signals used to establish mutual identification
Shun - To avoid deliberately; keep away from; avoid; ignore
Dapper - Neatly dressed; trim; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
Seraph - A celestial being having three pairs of wings; the first of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
Asunder - Into separate parts or pieces; apart from each other either in position or in direction; widely separated especially in space
Ballon - To curve outward past the normal or usual limit; stand out, stick out; increase rapidly; swell; a rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying; a flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere
Fabric - A distinctive, complex underlying pattern or structure; a material made from fibers or threads by weaving or knitting; the basic elements making up a building; the carcass without finishings or decoration
Bolt - A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom; a bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates; sudden and involuntary movement; lock; part of lock; eat very fast; run quickly away
Suppliant - Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching; one praying humbly for something
Jarring - Disagreeable to the sense of hearing; making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; characterized by rough motion
Symphony - Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds; harmony, especially of sound or color
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