| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| 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. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |