| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |