1. Unobtrusive: not conspicuous or attracting attention
Synonyms: self-effacing, retiring, unassuming, modest
Example Sentence:“the service was unobtrusive and efficient”
2. Preciosity: the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined.
Synonyms: preciousness, affectedness
Example Sentence:“she uses dialect to create a poetry that is free of highbrow preciosity”
3. Assert: state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully, cause others to recognize, behave or speak in a confident and forceful manner
Synonyms: declare, contend, argue ,uphold, defend, contend
Example Sentence:“the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development”
4. Maim: wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.
Synonyms: injure, wound, hurt, disable, put out of action,
Example Sentence:“they are prepared to kill and maim innocent people in pursuit of their cause”
5. Quell: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force, subdue or silence (someone),suppress (a feeling).
Synonyms: thwart, frustrate, squash, pacify, settle
Example Sentence:“she quelled an urge to race up the stairs”