| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |