| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| protract |
to extend in time; prolong. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |