| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| remittance |
money that is sent to someone or some place, usually in payment. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |