| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |