| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| 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. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |