| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |