Atonement Vocab

atonement

reparation for a wrong or injury

brusque

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

cloying

excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree

esoteric

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

extol

praise enthusiastically

ignominy

public shame or disgrace

insouciant

showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent

langorous

characterized by tiredness or activity, especially of a pleasurable kind

miasma

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

ostensibly

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

pall

a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb

priggish

self-righteously moralistic and superior

protuberance

a thing that protrudes from something else

quaff

drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily

reconnoiter

make military observation of (a region)

requisition

an official order layering claim to the use of property or materials

sophistry

the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving

trousseau

the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage

vagary

an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior

verismilitude

the appearance of being true or real