| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |