| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |