| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| increment |
a rise or addition in number or value, often small. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |