| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| 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. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |