| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |