| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |