| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |