| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |