Week 5
Allay: To calm or pacify
Even though he looks calm and collected now, Ludwig used to throw temper tantrums, and only his big brother could allay him.
Capacious: Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
When Lili was still little, she would sometimes get lost in Vash's capacious house.
Diurnal: A diary or journal
Gilbert has a box full of his diurnals under his bed, but he gets embarrassed about it because he thinks only girls write in those.
Extricate: To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage
When Feliciano and Lovino were still small, they slept in the same bed together, and sometimes their hair would get tangled together so it was difficult to extricate.
Ignominious: Degrading; debasing
Kiku's conservative side says that showing a lot of skin is ignominious, but judging by the types of pictures he has on his computer, that side isn't very loud.
Mitigate: To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate
Yao uses tiger balm patches to mitigate his back pain.
Palpitate: To beat with excessive rapidity; throb
At that moment, Roderich kissed Elizaveta, causing her heart to palpitate and feel like it would jump out of her chest at any moment.
Prostrate: To cause to lie flat
Heracles has narcolepsy, which means that he drops off into sleep at random points in the day, sometimes without even bothering to prostrate himself and just sleeping while sitting up.
Phlegmatic: Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional or apathetic
Heracles doesn't exactly "suffer" from narcolepsy, because he enjoys the excuse for his phlegmatic attitude towards life.
Propitious: Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; auspicious
Gilbert always chooses the most propitious time to get work done—usually at the last minute.
Acquiesce: To consent or comply passively or without protest
Matthew quietly acquiesced to his brother's demands to join his band.
Arduous: Demanding great effort or labor; difficult
Ludwig enjoys arduous work because it makes him feel stronger and accomplished.
Inundate: To cover with water, especially floodwaters
Feliciano has lost many things in his home in Venice due to the inundating acqua alta, but he still lives there because it's so beautiful, and he's lived there all his life.
The sentence doesn't have to do with Hetalia, but this is my favorite word in the whole world:
Gestalt: A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.
We might separate ourselves with languages, cultures, and countries, but in the end, we are all a part of this great gestalt we call Earth.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait. I really dropped the ball on this fic... got lazy XD Here's week five, though. Enjoy!
~Jel