| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |