| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| incandescent |
giving off light as a result of being heated. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |