| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |