| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |