| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |