| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |