| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |