| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |