| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| 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. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |