ameliorate
to make or grow better; to improve
enclave
distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed as if within foreign territory
commiserate
to feel or express sympathy or compassion for
somnolent
of a kind likely to induce sleep
amicable
characterized by friendliness and good will
effrontery
rude or disrespectful behavior
assuage
to soften or relieve; pacify; satisfy
bildungsroman
a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
quixotic
caught up in the the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals
dictum
authoritative statement
quagmire
soft, wet, miry land that shakes or yields under the feet
fortuitous
occuring by chance