| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |