| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |