| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |