| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |