Word

Quisling

a traitor who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.

Maudlin

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.

Unguent

a soft greasy or viscous substance used as an ointment or for lubrication.

Aegis

the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Bereft

deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset.

Surmise

to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Prig

a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others.

Abject

extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading.

Impunity

exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.