| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| unimpressive |
lacking notable qualities; unremarkable; not impressive. |