| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |