| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |