(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.
Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.
Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Without guile or deception.
A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.
Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
A pastoral poem.
Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
(in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint.
Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
Come together to form one mass or whole.
(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
Struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger)
Abundant in supply or quantity.
A cosmopolitan person.
Humble submission and respect.
Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
Slow to act.
Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
Restrict the vibrations of (a transverse wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one direction.
A person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.
Using or expressed in more words than are needed.