impudent

im·pu·dent (mpy-dnt)

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Adj.	1.	impudent – marked by casual disrespect; “a flip answer to serious question”; “the student was kept in for impudent behavior” flip, insolent, snotty-nosed disrespectful – exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; “remarks disrespectful of the law”; “disrespectful in the presence of his parents”; “disrespectful toward his teacher”
	2.	impudent – improperly forward or bold; “don’t be fresh with me”; “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”; “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”; “Don’t get wise with me!” overbold, sassy, saucy, impertinent, smart, wise, fresh forward – used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; “a forward child badly in need of discipline”

mollify

mol·li·fy (ml-f)

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Verb	1.	mollify – cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; “She managed to mollify the angry customer” appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull – make calm or still; “quiet the dragons of worry and fear”
	2.	mollify – make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; “she tempered her criticism” season, temper weaken – lessen the strength of; “The fever weakened his body”
	3.	mollify – make less rigid or softer soften – make soft or softer; “This liquid will soften your laundry”

elucidate

e·lu·ci·date (-ls-dt)

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Verb	1.	elucidate – make clear and (more) comprehensible; “clarify the mystery surrounding her death” clarify, clear up demystify – make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; “let’s demystify the event by explaining what it is all about” crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clear – make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; “Could you clarify these remarks?”; “Clear up the question of who is at fault” explain, explicate – make plain and comprehensible; “He explained the laws of physics to his students” elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand – add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation” disambiguate – state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; “Can you disambiguate this statement?”
	2.	elucidate – make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; “Could you clarify these remarks?”; “Clear up the question of who is at fault” crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, illuminate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clear clarify, clear up, elucidate – make clear and (more) comprehensible; “clarify the mystery surrounding her death”

venerable

ven·er·a·ble (vnr--bl)

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Adj.	1.	venerable – impressive by reason of age; “a venerable sage with white hair and beard” old – (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; “his mother is very old”; “a ripe old age”; “how old are you?”
	2.	venerable – profoundly honored; “revered holy men” revered, august honourable, honorable – worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; “an honorable man”; “led an honorable life”; “honorable service to his country”

trousseau

trous·seau (trs, tr-s)

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Noun

1.

trousseau – the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens getup, outfit, rig, turnout – a set of clothing (with accessories); “his getup was exceedingly elegant”

guile

guile (gl)

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Noun	1.	guile – shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception craftiness, cunning, foxiness, slyness, wiliness, craft astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness – intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
	2.	guile – the quality of being crafty deceitfulness, craftiness disingenuousness – the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
	3.	guile – the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit – the act of deceiving dupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence – something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage jugglery – artful trickery designed to achieve an end; “the senator’s tax program was mere jugglery”

auspicious

aus·pi·cious (ô-spshs)

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Adj.

1.

auspicious – auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; “an auspicious beginning for the campaign” propitious – presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; “propitious omens”; “propitious gales speeded us along”; “a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration” inauspicious, unfortunate – not auspicious; boding ill

Palliation

pal·li·ate (pl-t)

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Noun	1.	palliation – easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause alleviation, easement, easing, relief – the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); “he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”
	2.	palliation – to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious mitigation, extenuation reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease – the act of decreasing or reducing something

interdict