| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |