| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |