| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |