| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |