| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |