| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| entreat |
to beg (someone) for something, or to beg (someone) to do something. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |