condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |