| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |