| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |