| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |