| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |