| Term | Definition |
|---|
| conciliatory | to regain (or try to regain) friendship or goodwill by pleasant behavior |
| interlocutor | someone who takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially |
| blithe | carefree and lighthearted |
| penitential | expressing regret for wrongdoing |
| exquisite | of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse delight |
| regaled | gave pleasure or amusement |
| homily | a lecture on moral conduct |
| assent | to agree or consent, in regard to a proposal |
| contumaciously | with stubborn disobedience |
| execrating | declaring to be hateful or abhorrent; denouncing |
| livid | extremely angry; furious |
| emphatic | expressing oneself with great force |
| parley | a discussion or conference especially one between enemies over terms of truce or other matters |
| divergence | a drawing apart especially from a standard |
| pilfering | stealing |
| disclosure | something that is made open or revealed |
| exonerated | freed from blame |
| exaltation | an excessive sense of well-being power or importance |
| catechism | manual giving basic instruction in a subject usually by rote or repetition (usually refers religion) |
| venerated | regarded with respect |
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