expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

homily (en)

(noun) a usually short sermon / (noun) a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme / (noun) an inspirational catchphrase or platitude. homiletic: the art of preaching or writing sermons

miasma (en)

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

parvenu (en)

(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it

puce (en)

(noun) a dark red

roué (en)

(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; rake (from French)

stertorous breathing (en)

noisy and labored