| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |