| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |