| buxom |
of a woman, having a full figure and healthy appearance. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |