Week 9
something done or paid to make up for an insult, wrong, or injury
Amends
a setting free by judgement of a court
acquittal
to become worse or less valuable; to diminish
deteriorate
a statement assumed to be true
axiom
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order
annals
the process of adjusting or changing; a change or an adjustment
Alteration
of or suitable for a select group; a group or part of a group regarded as the best, most skilled, most powerful, and so on
elite
flavorless; dull or unexciting; lifeless
insipid
able to get along; agreeing; in agreement with
compatible
inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
belligerent
severe; extreme; harsh
drastic
pertaining to right and wrong; conforming to certain rules or standards; moral
ethical
to regret; to express sorrow or mourning over; to grieve; an expression of grief; a song or poem expressing grie
lament
the act of adapting to or giving in; a tendency to yield
compliance
something suggesting a poem
epic
not capable of being divided or separated
indivisible
a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor
mentor
very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
painstakingly
on which someone turns or depends; crucial; vitally important
pivotal
exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
fervent
unable to be retrieved, recovered, restored, or replaced
irretrievable
inherited from or related through one’s father; fatherly
paternal
to hold back; to keep or put down; to restrain
repress
strict, severe
stringent
exceedingly ugly
hideous