| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |