to make better or more tolerable (verb)

feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy (adj)

a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation (noun)

conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense (verb)

respect and esteem due a superior (noun)

strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person (noun)

something regarded with disgust or hatred (noun)

limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) (adj.)

the act of slipping away or to take refuge in escape or avoidance (adj)

an established preference for something (noun)

Generally incompetent; not suitable to time, place, or occasion (adv)