| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |