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convalesce
to recover from illness
abate
lessen in amount
truckle
to submit in a subservient manner to a superior
careen
to lean on one side or swerve while in motion
partisan
a strong supporter
disarming
reducing or preventing criticism woth charm
bereaved
suffering lost of a loved one
carouse
to participate in a loud, drunken party
underscore
emphasize
accost
to approach and speak to, usually aggressively
arrogate
to claim for one’s self unjustly
vitiate
to make faulty or impure
adamant
unyielding
encomium
high praise
posit
to assume as a fact or principle
turpitude
immoral behaviour
bivouac
temporary encampment, often in an jnsheltered area
exculpate
to clear from blame or guilt
baleful
harmful or threatening harm or evil
upshot
the decisive or final result
laity
all the people not belonging tk a given profession
altercation
a heated or noisy argument