appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
extrude |
to force out; expel. |
jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
regicide |
the murderer of a king. |