| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| 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. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |