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ameliorate
To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
calumny
a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
avarice
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
abeyance
Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.
contumacious
Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
consternation
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
aspersion
A sprinkling of holy water.
ascendancy
The process or period of one's ascent
assail
To attack violently.
sinuous
having curves in alternate directions; meandering
vituperation
Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; abuse; severe censure; blame.
piquant
Engaging; charming.
scrupulous
Exactly and carefully conducted.
saturnine
containing lead, or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)
petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
precarious
dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous
sequester
To separate from all external influence.
sagacious
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.
phlegmatic
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
ethereal
Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; otherworldly;