| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |