| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |