assuage to make less severe or painful blasphemous disrespectful toward what is considered sacred celestial of or relating to the sky or heavens dialogue 1. a conversation between two people 2. the lines spoken by characters in a literary work exuberant 1. emotionally unrestrained and joyful 2. lavish; abundant heretic a person whose opinions conflict with established, popular beliefs incorrigible incapable of correcrtion or rehabilitation peevish easily annoyed; irritable portend to signal or warn of; to forecast quash 1. to suppress with threat or force 2. to declare invalid reticent disinclined to speak out; reserved squalid 1. filthy and miserable, as from poverty 2. morally revolting; sordid turbulent violently disturbed; chaotic unorthodox disregarding or defying tradition or standards wrath intense anger that is often vengeful Vocabulary Power Plus Book H