1. filial noting or having the relation of a child to a parent adjective

2. mitigate to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate verb

3. austerity uncompromising; strict quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness noun

4. sobriquet a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname noun

5. remonstrance an act or instance of protesting, objecting, or disapproving noun

6. contiguous in close proximity without actually touching; near adjective

7. avuncular of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle adjective

8. diminuendo gradually reducing in force or loudness; decrescendo adjective

9. pugilist a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional noun

10. celerity swiftness; speed noun