| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| flamboyant |
exceptionally showy or dashing in one's speech, manner, or appearance. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| remuneration |
pay, reward, or compensation. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |