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palliative

releiving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition, painkiller, soothing,

palliative

of a medicine or medical care) relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition.

quell

suppress... crush

quell

calm

passion enthusiasm

zest

exhaustive

exhibiting all the facts or arguments, very thorough, exhaustively complete; wyczerpujący

obliging

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

deft

neatly skilful and quick in one's movements.

dextrous, nimble

deft

mound

a rounded mass projecting above a surface; a large pile or quantity of something

fickle

person that is not loyal

lasting only a short time

fleeting

lasting only a short time

fleeting

decidedly

without doubt or question; in a definite and determined manner.

congenial

like-minded, compatible

idly

not working or doing something without any specific purpose

idly

with no particular purpose, reason, or foundation. "‘How was the race?’ Kate asked idly" in an aimless or lazy way. "I can no longer stand idly by and let him take the blame"

abate

to become less strong

if you are cr..., you are always ready to believe what people tell you, and are easily deceived

credulous

eager to believe; gullible

credulous

(n.) something that differs from the norm

aberration

aberration

a departure from what is normal, typically an unwelcome one

I ....... blood sports.

abhor

abhor

regard with disgust and hatered

The definition of ........ is to really hate something or someone

abhor

abscond

leave hurriedly

runaway, flee, getaway

abscond

abscond

leave hurriedly and secretly typically to escape from chstody or avoid arrest

acumen

skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics

keenness of judgement; mental sharpness

acumen

acumen

mental keenness, the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.

praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve

adulation

adulation

very great admiration

wild or excessive admiration; flattery

adulation

(n.) eagerness, speed

alacrity

alacrity

Speed

alacrity

a quick and cheerful readiness to do something

anachronism

belonging to another time. dressed in 15th century clothing each day, Edward was a walking anachronism.

anachronism

something that is or seems to be out of place of its proper time

anachronism

something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old). Dressed in 15th century clothing each day; Edward was a walking anachronism.

apathy

absence of emotion

apocryphal

sth of doubtful authenticity

apocryphal

describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have happened

assiduous

showing constant care

The government has been ... in the fight against inflation.

assiduous

assiduous

hard-working

bellicose

ladaku, highly aggresive

bellicose

warlike; inclined to quarrel

bellicose

wishing to fight or start a war

bombastic

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

bombastic

pompous, self important, inflated

using long and difficult words, usually to make people think you know more than you do; górnolotny

bombastic

cacophony

an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

cacophony

a mixture of loud and unpleasant sounds

capitulate

give up the struggle, to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly

capitulate

to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)

censure

express severe disapproval of; the formal expression of severe disapproval

to officially criticize someone for something they have done; suppress sb’s opinions from publishing;

censure

chicanery

trickery / deception

chicanery

trickery, the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose

circuitous

Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course

circuitous

longer than the most direct way.

(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger

complacency

complacency

a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder

conflagration

terrible fire

conflagration

a very intense and uncontrollable fire

a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests etc;

conflagration

conflagration

a large destructive fire/ a large and violent event, such as war, involving a lot of people

conundrum

zagadka, puzzling problem, question

conundrum

a puzzle that is extremely difficult to solve

plentiful, abundant, bountiful

copious

copious

vast in quantity

a great amount of something

copious

corroborate

to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)

confirm, verify, affirm

corroborate

to provide information that supports or helps to prove someone else's statement, idea etc

corroborate

cryptic

having a hidden or ambiguous meaning. puzzling or obscure

having a secret meaning

cryptic

cryptic

with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood

cursory

done quickly, in a hurry

cursory

hasty and superficial

After a ... look at the view, they were ready to leave.

cursory

dauntless

fearless

In ​spite of the ​scale of the ​famine, the ​relief ​workers ​struggled on with ...​optimism.

dauntless

deference

an instance of showing great respect

deference

politeness or respect

polite behaviour that shows that you respect someone and are therefore willing to accept their opinions or judgment

deference